Timeline:
Internal Dean of Research Office deadline: Tues., Oct. 17, 2017, 5 p.m. (see the internal selection process below)
Per the letter of invitation sent to the President, nominations must be submitted by Jan. 31, 2018

Amount of the prize:
Each awardee will receive a cash award of HK$20 million (equivalent to approximately US$2.56 million), a certificate and a trophy.

There are three Prizes for the three objectives of the LUI Che Woo Prize (each a “Prize Category”) every year. If there is no appropriate awardee for any Prize Category in any particular year, no Prize will be awarded for that Prize Category in that year.

Eligibility:
Each Prize is awarded to a single recipient (i.e. no sharing of a Prize) who can be an individual or an organization.
Self nominations are not permitted.

Purpose:The Board of Governors is the governing body of LUI Che Woo Prize Limited (“the Prize Company”), a charitable company limited by guarantee incorporated in Hong Kong. The Prize Company is led and supervised by the Board of Governors.

The LUI Che Woo Prize aims to recognise and honour individuals or organisations all over the world with outstanding achievements and contributions in respect of the following three objectives:

Objective 1: Sustainable development of the world. This objective is to recognise an outstanding achievement of an individual or an organisation in maintaining a sustainable ecological balance and natural capital on the one hand and providing for the needs of future generations on the other.

Objective 2: Betterment of the welfare of mankind. This objective is to acknowledge an outstanding effort of an individual or an organisation to enhance the well-being of the human race

Objective 3: Promotion of positive life attitude and enhancement of positive energy. This objective is to honour a model which can be an individual or an organisation of unwavering determination demonstrated in the adoption of a positive attitude and making constructive changes in the face of setbacks, hardship and adversity.

Unlike other international prizes which have specific fields, the LUI Che Woo Prize is a new and prestigious international accolade awarded to individuals or organisations who have displayed remarkable achievements towards the three objectives of the Prize thereby contributing to world civilisation. Thus, the coverage of the LUI Che Woo Prize is very broad, the recipients not being limited to academics and scientists. The LUI Che Woo Prize recognises accomplishments beneficial to mankind and also encourages the continuation of that work for which its laureates have been chosen. It transcends all boundaries of nations, it promotes universal values and it sows seeds for the continuous development of a better and harmonious world.

Award categoriesThe LUI Che Woo Prize – Prize for World Civilisation ("the LUI Che Woo Prize" or "the Prize") is an international, cross-sector and innovative prize. In order to address ever-evolving global needs and challenges, the Prize sets a Specific Area of Focus under each Prize Category every year.

The 2018 Specific Areas of Focus for each Prize Category as follows:

Sustainability Prize
Specific Area of Focus: Development of Renewable Energy

Resources on Earth are scarce, but renewable energy is vast and inexhaustible. Renewable energy provides invaluable benefits to our climate, health, and economy. Firstly, they can replace carbon-intensive energy sources and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Secondly, renewable energy helps to improve the quality of public health and the environment, decrease premature mortality, increase worker productivity, and significantly reduce overall healthcare costs. Thirdly, growth in the renewable energy industry can create jobs and bring about other economic benefits. Renewable energy can deliver affordable and reliable electricity. Developing renewable energy can reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and at the same time, ensure the stability of energy prices and supply, which could diversify available energy sources and achieve sustainable development.

Welfare Betterment Prize
Specific Area of Focus: Reduction of the Impacts of Natural Disasters

Predicting natural disasters is difficult. What we can do is proactively prevent them and mitigate the impact as much as we can. Since the 1980s, human loss from natural disasters has been an increasingly prominent phenomenon. According to a report published by the World Economic Forum, damage and loss to infrastructure and the environment caused by extreme weather and geophysical disasters such as earthquakes is one of the top 5 global risks of 2017. Natural disasters cause catastrophic destruction, bring insecurity and danger, and escalate the issue of poverty in the affected region, all of which threaten the welfare of mankind. The concept and practice of disaster risk reduction involves understanding disaster risk and reducing the underlying risk factors, strengthening disaster risk governance, investing in disaster risk reduction, enhancing disaster preparedness for efficient and effective response, and establishing a mechanism for recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction. Achievement in disaster risk reduction could strengthen disaster preparedness to enable a prompt and effective response and recovery at all levels, thus saving lives and minimising economic loss.

Positive Energy Prize
Specific Area of Focus: Elimination of Illiteracy

Knowledge changes one’s destiny, and education illuminates one’s life. Education is a basic human right and the cornerstone of mankind. It contributes to fostering peace, democracy and economic growth, as well as improving health and reducing poverty in the world. Besides imparting knowledge, education also nurtures the all-rounded development of students, and focuses on their intellectual, emotional, social, physical, creative and spiritual potential in order to facilitate self-cultivation, rational thinking, cultural understanding and social consciousness. Education is the tool to achieve all the developmental goals for a better global community, including women’s empowerment, reduction of child mortality and hunger, poverty alleviation and enhancement of economic growth. It allows every human being to acquire the knowledge, skills, the right attitude and values necessary to shape a better future for mankind.

1) Title page
Name of this program: 2018 LUI Che Woo Prize
Award category (select one):
Sustainability Prize-Specific Area of Focus: Development of Renewable Energy
Welfare Betterment Prize-Specific Area of Focus: Reduction of the Impacts of Natural Disasters
Positive Energy Prize
Specific Area of Focus: Elimination of Illiteracy
Name of nominee
Title
Department
Email address, phone number

2) Recommendation letter addressed to the Dean of Research Office limited program internal review committee from the nominee’s department chair.

4) Biosketch of the nominee

Selection Process
Your nomination packets will be reviewed by the Dean of Research
Limited Program Internal Review Committee members. That committee will select the one nominee in each category to represent the university.